Arise and Ruin

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Arise and Ruin
Origin Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Genres Metalcore, melodic death metal
Years active2005-2009
Labels Victory Records, Stereo Dynamite Recordings
Members
  • Ryan Bauchman
  • Brent Munger
  • Sam Pattison
  • Ben Alexis
  • Derek Prince-Cox
    • Greg Richmond

Arise and Ruin was a Canadian metalcore band from Guelph, Ontario. Its members were Ryan Bauchman (vocals), Ben Alexis (bass), Derek Prince-Cox (drums), and guitarists Brent Munger, Sam Pattison, and Greg Richmond.

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History

Arise and Ruin formed in 2005, and independently released the five-track EP Arise and Ruin. [1] [2] In 2005, the group toured Canada with Silverstein, Underoath, [3] Bleeding Through [4] and Protest the Hero. [5]

They then signed with Toronto's Stereo Dynamite Recordings and, in 2006, released the five-track EP The Fear Of. [6]

In 2006, they signed with Victory Records and, in October, released their first album, The Final Dawn, through American label Victory Records. [7] [8] They then toured with Misery Index, A Perfect Murder, [9] Between the Buried and Me, The Red Chord, August Burns Red, and Cephalic Carnage.

2007 was a difficult year for the band. In August 2008, they issued a news release which stated, in part: "the last year has been rough...We have been walked on, ignored, lied to, made to feel worthless, watched friends call it quits, persevered through personal struggles, [and] toured this continent endlessly." [10]

The band toured in 2008 with Emarosa and Dead and Devine. [11] [12]

In May 2009, they released the album Night Storms Hailfire, a live album recorded and produced by Ian Blurton. [13] They performed their last show, on October 22, 2009, at Toronto's Mod Club Theatre, then disbanded. In 2010, Prince-Cox, Munger and Richmond formed the band Wakeless. [14]

In March 2018, Arise and Ruin reunited to play shows in Guelph and Hamilton, Ontario. [15] [16]

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